Manchester United have confirmed they will visit feeder club Royal Antwerp on Wednesday, August 3 as part of their pre-season programme.

The match, part of Antwerp's 125th anniversary celebrations, had originally been scheduled for a week later but those plans had to be scrapped as the Red Devils must now play an unwanted Champions League qualifier.

Sir Alex Ferguson is sure to send a strong squad to Belgium in recognition of the close ties between the two clubs.

The likes of John O'Shea, Luke Chadwick and Eddie Johnson have all spent time with the club, while Chinese import Dong Fang Zhou is currently on loan there.

It also fills in another hole in United's summer schedule, which will not feature any matches at Old Trafford because of the rebuilding work currently being undertaken to expand the ground to its intended 75,000 capacity.